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“Crossing the Rubicon” Program Continues in Kazakhstan
The Board of Directors of Frank Foundation Child Assistance International initiated a fundraising endeavor in order to award academic scholarships to ten orphans, who were recently admitted to colleges in Eastern Kazakhstan. On February 3, 2006, Nina Kostina awarded each of the ten students with a one-time scholarship of 40,000 tenge. The award ceremony was held in Ust-Kamenogorsk, in the Akimat of East-Kazakhstan region. This action was conducted within the scope of “Crossing the Rubicon” program, which is aimed at financially supporting graduates of children’s orphanage schools, who show determination to continue with their education on a university level. Frank Foundation expresses gratitude for the support with this program to the Akim of the East-Kazakhstan region, Mr. Victor Hrapunov, who participated in the award ceremony. Chief of the department of education Tlek Karimsakov, representatives of children’s foundation “Sauletay”, as well as representatives of colleges and universities that scholarship recipients are attending, also took part in the event.
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